Diamond v. Powell

Appellant brought this action against respondents seeking damages for assault and battery, false imprisonment and trespass. This appeal is from a jury verdict in favor of respondents.

After briefs were filed with this Court the respondents moved to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that the appellant’s brief violates Supreme Court Rule 8, Section 2 in that the questions involved in the appeal “are not set forth in the briefest and most general terms upon one (1) page, but are presented as twelve (12) lengthy exceptions covering four and one half (4j4) pages of the appellant’s brief.”

Counsel…